Netzsch Instruments North
America, LLC (Netzsch) is proud to announce that it is currently the sole
supplier to Space Exploration Technologies Corp. (SpaceX) of high temperature
thermal analysis instruments used to characterize material properties for space
applications. The instruments will be used to fine tune properties of existing
materials and to develop new materials for use in the demanding, harsh
environments of space. The ability of Netzsch to custom engineer and modify the
instruments to meet SpaceX’s requirements was a key factor in their choice of
vendors.
SpaceX is transforming the way rockets and spacecraft are made. It is
the only private company ever to return a spacecraft from low-Earth orbit, and
the first to send a spacecraft to the International Space Station -- a
technically challenging feat previously accomplished only by governments. In
October 2012, SpaceX’s Dragon spacecraft again successfully delivered cargo to
and from the space station, in its first official cargo resupply mission for
NASA.
Mission critical material will be developed, tested and modeled using
data from Netzsch’s Thermokinetics software.
Therefore the precision and accuracy of the data is of the upmost
importance and is why Netzsch Instruments were chosen over other vendors for
this role.
Netzsch instruments will be used to measure basic material properties
along with other thermophysical properties.
Some of these properties will include 1st, 2nd and
3rd order transitions, coefficient of thermal expansion and
contraction, modulus, energy adsorption dampening, heat capacity, thermal
diffusivity, thermal conductivity along with software and heat transfer data to
model and build heat management systems.
About SpaceX
SpaceX (Hawthorne, CA) designs, manufactures, and launches the
world's most advanced rockets and spacecraft. The company was founded in 2002
by Elon Musk to revolutionize space transportation, with the ultimate goal of
enabling people to live on other planets. Today, SpaceX is advancing the
boundaries of space technology through its Falcon launch vehicles and Dragon
spacecraft. SpaceX is a private company owned by management and employees, with
minority investments from Founders Fund, Draper Fisher Jurvetson, and Valor
Equity Partners. The company has more than 2,000 employees in California,
Texas, Washington, D.C., and Florida. For more information, visit www.SpaceX.com.
About Netzsch
Netzsch Instruments North America (Burlington, MA) develops and
manufactures a complete high-precision instrument line for thermal analysis and
thermophysical properties measurement, as well as offering world class
commercial testing services in our laboratories. Our instrumentation is
employed for research and quality
control in the polymer sector, aerospace, chemical industry, inorganic and building materials, and
environmental analysis. Instruments for controlling – such as for in-situ cure
monitoring – complete our product line. For more information, visit
www.netzsch-thermal-analysis.com
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